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Cianna Bedford-Petersen

I am a PhD student in the Department of Psychology at the University of Oregon studying personality in the context of online social networks.

Education

PhD Candidate, Psychology

University of Oregon

Eugene, OR

2022 - 2017

  • Advisor: Sanjay Srivastava
  • My primary line of research explores the relationship between social media and mental health through Twitter behavioral data and self-reports. My secondary area of research focuses on how chronic illness communities utilize social media. Additionally, I’m interested in methodology and promoting open science practices.
  • I am currently pursuing a 5-course Data Science Specialization taught entirely in R, focused on data visualization, functional programming, and machine learning.

MS, Psychology

University of Oregon

Eugene, OR

2019 - 2017

  • Advisor: Gerard Saucier
  • Thesis: Chameleon Personality: Sources of Cross-Situational Variability

BA, Psychology (minor Statistics)

St. Olaf College

Northfield, MN

2014 - 2010

  • Thesis: Influence of Chronic Caffeine on Ethanol-Induced Conditioned Place Preference in Adolescent Mice

Professional Experience

Graduate Employee

Personality and Social Dynamics Lab

University of Oregon

2020 - 2017

  • Instructor or teaching assistant for statistical methods, personality psychology and cultural psychology courses. Developed course materials, graded assignments, and held office hours. Managed a group of 20 undergraduate statistics tutors in the psychology department. Worked as a psychology advisor, providing guidance to undergraduate students on academic and career decisions.

Lab Manager

DeYoung Personality Lab and NICE Lab

University of Minnesota

2017 - 2016

  • Worked with Drs. Moin Syed, Colin DeYoung, and Valerie Tiberius on a longitudinal study funded by the Templeton Foundation examining if goal setting encourages well-being and the development of virtuous characteristics. Duties included survey design, IRB management, recruiting over 250 participants, collecting and scoring data, and mentoring undergraduate assistants.

Digital Analytics Consultant

Nina Hale, Inc.

Minneapolis, MN

2016 - 2014

  • Worked as a digital analytics consultant at a marketing agency. Analyzed marketing data for 15 clients and provided insights to increase advertising impact. Utilized regression modeling to predict and lower cost per new student at a national chain of schools.

Statistical Consultant

Center for Interdisciplinary Research

St. Olaf College

2014 - 2013

  • Selected as a fellow in the NSF-funded Center for Interdisciplinary Research. Consulted on a year-long project examining the unique scent profile of humans and the influence of factors such as age, gender, and diet. Mentored undergraduate students in research design and statistical analyses for a variety of independent research projects.

Research Assistant

Conditioning and Learning Lab

St. Olaf College

2014

  • Designed and conducted an experiment examining the effect of chronic caffeine exposure on adolescent mouse preference for ethanol using a place conditioning paradigm. Independently collected data from 48 DBA/2J mice and performed all statistical analyses.

Research Intern

Department of Biostatistics

Boston University

2013

  • Recipient of a full scholarship to the NHLBI-funded Summer Institute for Training in Biostatistics. Acquired skills in SAS through analysis of data from the Framingham Heart Study. Designed a survey, collected data, and tested hypotheses about the relationship between social media use and anxiety

Peer-reviewed Publications

I have worked in a variety of roles ranging from journalist to software engineer to data scientist. I like collaborative environments where I can learn from my peers.

Integrating philosophical and psychological approaches to well-being: The role of success in personal projects. The Journal of Moral Education

Journal of Moral Education

N/A

2018

  • Authored with Colin DeYoung, Valerie Tiberius, and Moin Syed




Works in Progress

I am passionate about education. I believe that no topic is too complex if the teacher is empathetic and willing to think about new methods of approaching task.

Type 1 diabetes twitter networks. (all data collected, draft in progress)

N/A

N/A

2020

  • Authoered with Sara J. Weston

Chameleon personality: sources of cross-situational variability

N/A

N/A

2020

  • Authored with Gerard Saucier

Presentations

I regularly blog about data science and visualization on my blog LiveFreeOrDichotomize.

Identifying Fault Lines that Orchestrate Personality Expression Across Situations

Society for Social and Personality Psychology

Portland, OR

2019

  • Bedford-Petersen, C. & Saucier, G.
  • Poster

Integrating Philosophical and Psychological Approaches to Well-Being: The Role of Success in Personal Projects

Society for Personality and Social Psychology Happiness and Well-Being Pre-conference

Atlanta, GA

2018

  • Bedford-Petersen, C., Syed, M., DeYoung, C., & Tiberius, V.
  • Poster

The value of identity: longitudinal relations between identity development processes and virtue

Paper presented at the Annual International Society for Research on Identity Conference,

Gronengin, Netherlands

2017

  • Syed, M., Bedford-Petersen, C., DeYoung, C., & Tiberius, V.
  • Talk

Influence of chronic caffeine on ethanol-induced conditioned place preference in adolescent mice

Minnesota Undergraduate Psychology Conference

Minneapolis, MN

2014

  • Bedford, C., & Dickinson, S.
  • Poster

Human scent differentiation by demographic variables

Paper presented at National Conference on Undergraduate Research

Lexington, KY

2014

  • Bedford, C., Roach, J., Roy, A., Lane-Getaz, S., & Beussman, D.
  • Talk

Honors and Awards

Psi Chi Psychology Honor Society Member

N/A

N/A

2020 - 2011

Graduate Travel Award

Society for Social and Personality Psychology

N/A

2018

Graduate Travel Award

Uniersity of Oregon

N/A

2018

First Year Graduate Research Fellowship

University of Oregon

N/A

2018 - 2017

Distinction in Psychology

St. Olaf College

N/A

2014

Presidential Academic Scholarship

St. Olaf College

N/A

2014 - 2010

Cassler Music Scholarship

St. Olaf College

N/A

2014 - 2010

NHLBI Full Scholarship, Summer Institute for Training in Biostatistics

Boston University

N/A

2013

Allport Award in Psychology Finalist

St. Olaf College

N/A

2013



Teaching Experience

Undergraduate Advisor

Department of Psychology

University of Oregon

2020 - 2019

  • Advise undergraduate psychology students on career and graduate school options, internship opportunities, and course choices

Tutoring in Statistics

Department of Psychology

University of Oregon

2020 - 2019

  • Instructor and developer of course materials
  • Coordinate 20 undergraduate statistics tutors from psychology

Personality Psychology

Department of Psychology

University of Oregon

2019 - 2018

  • Co-instructor and developer of course materials
  • Attended by 50 undergraduate students from psychology

Personality Psychology

Department of Psychology

University of Oregon

2019

  • Lab instructor and co-developer of course materials
  • Attended by 60 undergraduate students from psychology

Cultural Psychology

Department of Psychology

University of Oregon

2017

  • Teaching Assistant

Introduction to Psychology

Department of Psychology

St. Olaf College

2014

  • Teaching Assistant

Service Work

Reviewer

Group Dynamics: Theory, Research, and Practice

N/A

2019

Summer IntroDUCKtion Advisor, University of Oregon

University of Oregon

N/A

2019